Seam pressing machine



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Patented Apr. 17, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1,955,864 SEAMrmrssmc. Macnmn Harry Weisner, Philadelphia, Pa.

6 Claims.

My invention relates to seam pressing machines, that is to say, tomachines adapted to press down the loose edges of seams of garments,which seams are formed by the stitching together of pieces of materialsuch as cloth.

This is a substitute for my application for Letters Patent filedFebruary 6, 1930, Serial No. 426,265.

The principal object of my present invention is to provide a seampressing machine of simple and efiicient character, which isparticularly adaptable for pressing seams of garments and the like, andwhich may be operated by persons having relatively little skill.

A further object of my invention is to provide a seam pressing machinewhich is so constructed and arranged that the seams of relatively flatarticles as well as tubular articles such as sleeves and trouser legsmay be readily and expeditiously pressed.

A further object of my invention is to provide a machine which is soconstructed as to be adaptable for pressing the seams of one type ofarticle with one arrangement of the parts, and for pressing the seams ofother types of articles with a different arrangement of the parts.

A further object of my invention is to provide improved means formaintaining one of the pressing rollers in a heated condition, and forsupplying the requisite amount of moisture to the seams being pressed,to facilitate the pressing thereof.

The nature and characteristic features of my invention will be morereadily understood from the following description, taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a seam pressing machine embodying themain features of my present invention, the same being arranged forpressing the seams of tubular articles such as sleeves and trouser legs;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation, partly in section, of

, the upper portion of the machine, illustrating rollers in theiroperative relationship, and also illustrating means for turningover thefree edges of the seam when the material is fed to the pressing rollers.

It will, of'course, be understood that the draw- 60 ings and descriptionherein contained are illustrative merely, and that various modificationsand changes may be made in the structure disclosed without departingfrom the spirit of my invention.

In the drawings, 10 is the framework of the machine. A table top 11 issupported by the framework 10. A bracket arm 12 is supported at theupper rear portion of the framework 10, and textends upwardly andoutwardly over the table 7 Bearings 13 and 14 are carried by the frontend of the bracket 12. The upper pressing roller 15 is journaled in thebearings 13 and 14. One of the spindles 16 of the pressing roller 15 isprovided with an extension 17, projecting outwardly beyond the bearing13. Upon the extension 17 a bevel gear 18 is mounted. A bevel pinion 19meshes with the bevel gear 18.

The bevel pinion 19 is mounted on the front end of a horizontal shaft20,which is journaled in suitable bearings 21 .and 22. The bearings 21 and22 are secured to or integral with the bracket arm 12. The rear end ofthe shaft 20 is provided with a driving pulley 23, or other 5 means forrotating the shaft 20.

The upper pressing roller 15 is preferably made hollow to form a steamchamber 24 therein. The periphery 26 of the upper pressing roller 15 ispreferably concave, and is provided with a series of steam outlets 27,whereby the proper quantity of moisture may be applied to the materialbeing pressed.

The upper pressing roller is provided on the side opposite that on whichthe bevel gear 18 is 5 mounted with a spindle 28, which is journaled inthe bearing 14. The spindle 28 is provided with a central port 29, topermit the steam to enter the steam chamber 24.

Suitable packing 30 is provided in the bearing 1 14. The packing 30 iscompressed against the spindle 28 by means of a gland 31. The gland 31-is secured by bolts 32 on the outer side of the bearing 14. The gland 31also serves as a means of connection of the steam supply pipe 33, theend of which is threaded therein.

The bracket 12 is provided near its lower inner end with two ears 35 and36. The ear 35 is preferably arranged above the table top 11, and thecar 36 is preferably arranged below the same,

Reference will now be had more particularly to the arrangement shown inFigs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. In that arrangement, levers 37 arepivotally mounted, as at 38, to the car 35 of 5 the bracket 12.

The front ends of the levers 37 support the lower pressing roller 39,the same being journaled therein by means of a. spindle 40. Theperiphery of the lower pressing roller 39 is preferably made concave,complemental to the surface of the upper pressing roller 15, which itengages.

A foot lever 42 has its rear end pivotally supported in brackets 43. Apull rod 44 extends from the foot lever 42 to the levers 37 whichsupport the lower pressing roller 39 at their front ends.

A spring 45 is mounted on the pull. rod 44. The spring 45 bears at oneend against an ear 46 carried by the bracket member 12. The other end ofthe spring 45 bears against a pivot block 47, bymeans of which the pullrod 44 is connected to the levers 37. By the foregoing arrangement, thelower pressing roller 39 is pushed upwardly toward the upper pressingroller 15, andis retracted therefrom by depressing the foot lever 42.

In the arrangement shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, the levers 37 arepivotally connected at their inner ends to the ear 36 which extends fromthe bracket member 12 below the table top 11. In this arrangement, thelevers 37 are connected at their front ends to a vertical rod 48, theupper end of which carries a bracket 49 in which the lower pressingroller 39 is journaled by means of its spindle 40.

The vertical rod 48 is guided in a bracket 50 secured to the framework10 of the machine. The vertical rod 48 is provided with a collar 51. Aspring 52 is mounted on the rod 48, being interposed between the collar51 and a portion of the bracket 50, and serving normally to force thelower pressing roller 39 upwardly toward the upper pressing roller 15.

The steam supply pipe 33, which is connected to the upper pressingroller 15 in the manner hereinbefore described, is provided with acontrol valve 53. The operating lever 54 of the control valve 53 isconnected by means of a link 55 to an arm 56 which is carried by thepull rod 44. By the foregoing arrangement, the control valve is actuatedin unison with the foot lever 42.

A bracket member 60 is secured to the front ends of the bearings 13 and14. This bracket member 60 extends across in front of the top pressingroller 15, and serves as a means of support for fingers 61, the freeends of which extend to positions adjacent the surface of the lowerpressing roller 39. The fingers 61 serve to spread the edges of the seamto a flat position just prior to the seam being engaged between thecontiguous surfaces of the upper and lower pressing rollers.

It is, of course, obvious that when the bulk of the pressing consists oftubular articles, such as sleeves and trouser legs, the arrangementshown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings would be preferred, and thisarrangement may, if desired, be used for pressing seams of otherportions of such garments. However, if the bulk of the work consists offlat articles, the arrangement shown in Fig. 3 would be preferred.

It will be seen that there is thus provided a simple, eflicient, andrelatively inexpensive machine, by means of which the seams of garmentscarried by the upper and outer end of said bracket arm, a pressingroller journaled in said bearings with its axis of rotation in a fixedlocation, means for rotating said pressing roller, an auxiliary pressingroller arranged below the main pressing roller, means for supportingsaid auxiliary pressing roller including a lever pivoted at the rearportion of the machine and projecting outwardly therefrom, saidauxiliary pressing roller being mounted at the forward end of said leverwith its axis at right angles to the longitudinal extension of saidlever, a spring acting on said lever and normally impelling theauxiliary pressing roller toward the main pressing roller, and means forretracting the auxiliary pressing roller comprising a foot lever and arod connected at one end to said foot lever and at the other end to theauxiliary pressing roller supporting lever.

2. A machine for pressing seams of garments and the like, comprising aframework, a bracket arm carried by said framework and extendingupwardly and outwardly therefrom, bearings carried by the upper andouter end of said bracket arm, a hollow pressing roller journaled insaid bearings, means for rotating said pressing roller, a pipe forsupplying steam to the interior of said pressing roller, apertures inthe periphery of said pressing roller for permitting steam to moistenthe work, an auxiliary pressing roller arranged below the main pressingroller, means for supporting said auxiliary pressing roller includinglevers pivoted at the rear portion of the machine and projectingoutwardly therefrom, a spring normally impelling the auxiliary pressingroller toward the main pressing roller, means for re tracting theauxiliary pressing roller comprising a foot lever and a connecting rodextending between said foot lever and the levers for supporting theauxiliary pressing roller, a control valve interposed in the steamsupply pipe, and means for automatically actuating said control valveconcurrently with the movement of the auxiliary pressing roller towardand away from the main pressing roller.

3. A machine for pressing seams of garments and the like, comprising aframework, a bracket arm carried by said framework and extendingupwardly and outwardly therefrom, bearings carried by the upper andouter end of said bracket arm, a hollow pressing roller journaled insaid bearings, means for rotating said pressing roller, a pipe forsupplying steam to the interior of said pressing roller, apertures inthe periphery of said pressing roller for permitting steam to moistenthe work, an auxiliary pressing roller arranged below the main pressingroller, means for supporting said auxiliary pressing roller includinglevers pivoted at the rear portion of the machine and projectingoutwardly therefrom, a spring normally impelling the auxiliary pressingroller toward the main pressing roller, means for retracting theauxiliary pressing roller comprising a foot lever and a connecting rodextending between said foot lever and the levers for supporting theauxiliary pressing roller, a control valve interposed in the steamsupply pipe, and a connection between said control valve and theconnecting rod whereby the control valve will be actuated concurrentlywith the auxiliary pressing roller in its movement toward and away fromthe main pressing roller.

4. A machine for pressing seams of garments and the like, comprising ahollow pressing roller, means for rotating said pressing roller, a pipefor supplying steam to the interior of said pressing roller, aperturesin the periphery of said pressing roller for permitting steam to moistenthe work, an auxiliary pressing roller arranged below the main pressingroller, means for moving the auxiliary pressing roller toward and awayfrom the main pressing roller, a control valve interposed in the steamsupply pipe, and a connection between said control valve and the meansfor moving the auxiliary pressing roller whereby the control valve willbe actuated concurrently with the auxiliary pressing roller in itsmovement toward and away from the main pressing roller.

5. A machine for pressing seams of garments and the like, comprising aframework, a bracket arm carried by said framework and extendingupwardly and outwardly therefrom, a pressing roller journaled at theouter end of said bracket arm, the axis of rotation of said pressingroller being fixedly located, means for rotating said pressing roller, alever pivoted at the rear portion of the machine and projectingoutwardly therefrom, an auxiliary idler pressing roller journaled at theouter end of said lever with its axis at right angles to thelongitudinal extension of said lever, a foot lever, and a rod connectedat one end to said foot lever and at the other end to the auxiliarypressing roller supporting lever.

6. A machine for pressing seams of garments and the like, comprising aframework, a bracket arm carried by said framework and extendingupwardly and outwardly therefrom, a pressing roller journaled at theouter end of said bracket arm, the axis of rotation of said pressingroller being fixedly located, means for rotating said pressing roller, alever pivoted at the rear portion of the machine and projectingoutwardly therefrom, an auxiliary pressing roller journaled at the outerend of said lever with its axis at right angles to the longitudinalextension of said lever, a foot lever, a rod connected at one end tosaid foot lever and at the other end to the auxiliary pressing rollersupporting lever, and a spring acting upon the lever for supporting theauxiliary pressing roller and adapted to impel the auxiliary pressingroller toward the main

